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In all honesty, because of his contract, his willingness to tell people what he thinks they want to hear (invariably does the opposite)…he’s going to end up in Toronto, Sacramento, or Minnesota…It won’t be LA or New York…
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And Dork Elvis pulls this BS all the time…a price point is created and he thinks well if Harden was traded for all that surely Be- no Daryl..,
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There’s no analysis 🧐 that would equate Harden’s value with Simmons.Not even close to same impact…
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ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, who played with the Texas trio from the Seventies through their most recent albums and tours, has died at age 72. https://t.co/jzGzyjNtjt
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) July 28, 2021
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One of the greats.
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Don’t buy this one…nope. He doesn’t need a shot creator. He is one already.
He needs another star that can shoot and defend.
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Lowry or Westbrook is the facilitator you’re looking for…
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Big O was the greatest triple double threat in the 20th century…Russ is the greatest triple double threat of the 21st century.
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Thank you, Sean. I am a big fan of Westbrook, and I can’t wait to see how things play out.
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Me too Buba, and one of the reasons I think it will work is AD will be the one to defer offensively. He will be able to create a lot of offense off of transition pushes, seals and put-backs.
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Oh, by the way, what do you make of Simone Biles’s exit from the gymnastics final. She cited mental health as the reason. Could it be fatigue, the weight of perfection pressure, or simply her age at 24 since gymnastics is more suited for younger athletes? Looks more like her body is starting to betray her. We recently touched on mental health issue here regarding Kevin Love. What’s your take?
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Buba, you pretty much nailed it if it was for mental health.
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She’s is the GOAT of her sport. So if this about mental health due to physical issues I think it’s important for her feel the joy and peace of mind again before committing to anything
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So true, Sean. Being mentally right is as important as being physically right.
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Yep, ya’ll know Mike Phelps talks about his mental issues!
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Thanks, guys, I like both answers from you and Tom. It could also help explain why Naomi Osaka was eliminated in the third round. She said afterward that this would be”undoubtedly the greatest athletic achievement and honor I will ever have in my life.” ” I definitely feel there was a lot of pressure for this.” So, yeah, being mentally right is as important as being physically right.
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Interesting that Lakers were looking at somebody with the #13 pick and willing to give up Kuzma to get it. Wonder whom they were interested in drafting? Or was it to get a better pick to trade?
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Cory Krispert, Chris Duarte, or Franz Wagner?
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- Oscar Schmidt- Oscar is the GOAT International Basketball player. Most associate Dirk or Hakeem or now Giannis and Luka tody with this distinction, that’s incorrect. Oscar Schmidt, never played a game in the NBA. But his 47 points in the ‘87 Pan-Am games and his 55 point (Olympic record) game for Brazil, eclipsed any expectation an international player had playing against the USA. He broke the ceiling for ballers around the world when he busted ass in 1987.
Len Bias died from a drug overdose. Had 911 been alerted immediately, it’s my personal belief, given his age and how strong his heart was, that AED intervention likely would have worked, if CPR was ineffective.
He was billed as the next player in a Franchise decorated with them. He was supposed to make Michael only had 3 or 4 titles. He was going to help the Greenies beat the Lakers in NBA Finals.
What could have been with Len Bias.
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The man above averaged 32//7/8 at his peak in that uniform. He was a PROBLEM and is soooo overlooked as far as all-time great. He has the numbers, the clutch gene, he was a facilitator that didn’t need help. I enjoyed watching him as a young kid live.
Injuries cut down his short-term impact and legend as an all-time great. His career has been able to be appreciated after he was gone. He was a bad boy and was the baddest with the scarlet injury prone attached to him…unfairly.
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Great post, Sean.
I haven’t been a big follower of international basketball competition so I don’t remember Oscar Schmidt scoring 55 points except as a reference for Luka’ great game.
I do remember Len Bias, however, and his death after using cocaine and how the Celtics karma seemed to be permanently damaged after that. Great player.
T-Mac got lost in Orlando. Put him in LA or NY and he would be in many of those conversations about great point guards. The size of the market can impact a player’s legacy.
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Luka gave Oscar’s record a scare but he honored the Basket Ball Gods and did the right thing. Slovenia has a solid chance to medal. 🇸🇮
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Not having practical knowledge of medical protocols I will certainly defer to your expertise on Len but I still feel like it’s a blow the Celtics never recovered from.
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As for Penny, he was the man. Like so many great players his body betrayed him before he. Oils truly etch his name in NBA stone and of course Shaq coming west to LA didn’t help.
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1. 2003 – LeBron, Melo, Bosh, Wade
2. 1984 – MJ, Akeem, Perkins, Barkley, Stockton
3. 1996 – Kobe, Iverson, Allen, Nash, Peja
4. 1985 – Ewing, Tisdale, Mullin, Schrempf, Malone, Dumars
5. 1992 – Shaq, Alonzo, Horry-
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And Magic & Bird didn’t make the cut. I’d have squeezed them in:)
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Good point, John. Might be some other great drafts too but that’s one great list. Wonder how this year’s draft will age since it’s expected to be great.
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100% J-Win has a lot to offer and just needs a solid audition to resurrect his NBA mojo. If he’s a Laker I’ll be stoked.
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Sources tell ESPN the the 2022 Lakers’ pick will be top-10 protected. https://t.co/0VQfmrzu1M
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) July 26, 2021
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Both teams win in this trade. Adams will set lane-opening screens for Ja and finish at the rim and do his Steven Adams thing. Valanciunas will be a nice pick and pop release for that whole team and is every bit the banger Adams is sparing Zion that in the regular season. Like the Lakers, Pelicans will likely play Zion more at the 5 in the playoffs, should they make them. This also frees up money for the expected and anticipated Lonzo Ball re-signing which also makes sense. Griffin doesn’t lose players for nothing one has to assume he had a strong inclination, if not outright shadow handshake, that Lonzo was leaning strongly towards returning for the right price.
Odd man out is Eric Bledsoe who had no real role in NOLA and now has no real role in Memphis. 2 years left on his deal but after the upcoming season only a portion (I wan to say 3-4 mil out of 18) is guaranteed so I won’t be too surprised to see EB dealt one more time. Or Memphis could try and play he and Ja together but that feels like it’s just sucking up decent Grayson Allen minutes and EB doesn’t space the floor.
What does this mean for the Lakers? Lonzo Ball (whom I did not have coming to LA) is all but guaranteed to stay in NOLA where he has done a wonderful job resurrecting his NBA career, finding a decent groove with Zion and I expect him to continue improving on that situation. As I said on the podcast yesterday, not everyone from LA wants to come home to LA. They have houses here they can return to all off-season long. Lonzo’s a great fit in NOLA, will experience a fraction of the pressure and scrutiny he would get here, and knows where he fits and what is expected. It likely is a comfort to him not having to deal with LA.
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Agree with the Lonzo piece. Didn’t really handle the LA thing while he was here but N.O. is a whole different animal. Most unique city in the league and a good low-pressure town to develop while under the radar. That’s a nice core with BI, Val, Lonzo, & Zion.
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The dude had a mountain of pressure heaped on him before he ever stepped on the practice court when Magic predicted his jersey would hang on the wall over it. It was all downhill from there, especially after LeBron happened to mention how awesome and wonderful it would be to have AD on the team. It was and is both awesome and wonderful but Lonzo ain’t silly, he knew that meant he was the piece that would grease that wheel along with 2 out of 3 other of the Baby Lakers. Only was a matter of which one remained.
NOLA is like a big-little city. Plenty of culture, neighborly vibe, parties of all sorts and the best part is they’re obsessed with the Saints so there’s no rabid fan base over-analyzing everything you do. I love that place, very grounded and strong bones, old in cool (and sometimes frightening) ways. Awesome music and food and if you’re looking for “not Los Angeles” you found it.
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The great thing about NO is that you can be famous and still walk around without being bothered too much. The locals don’t really give af..lol.
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Too busy snacking on oysters and mimosas.
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It’s definitely a different vibe.
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In Team USA’s opening game on Sunday:
Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Dame Lillard, Devin Booker, Khris Middleton, Draymond Green, Zach LaVine COMBINED:
44 points on 15-of-46 shootingLuka Doncic in Slovenia’s opening game Monday:
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Luka playing for his country, USA going through the motions.
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End of the first quarter:
Slovenia: 32 points
Argentina: 24 points
Luka himself: 17 pointsA reminder: FIBA quarters are 10 minutes, not 12 like the NBA, so Luka’s really cooking.
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31 points
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Needs 25 to beat Oscar’s record.
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48. Just missed it. Incredible performance. Couldn’t see it live though. Showing wrasslin’ and swimming
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Outscored 26-13 in 4th…
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Maybe it’s POPS who is the problem.
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Could be, Tom. I think he needs to choose between Team USA or the Spurs…the Spurs Warriors Raps play a very similar style to Euro ball w/o fiba rules…Fiba rules even out advantageous athleticism though
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Defense wins medals. USA not a team, just a collection of self-absorbed talent. Aussies, Canada, and France just as likely to take home the gold. Did Dennis whine his way onto the Germany team? I can’t remember…
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No, he did not. Isaac Bongo on it though.
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+/- can be cheeky but it’s a simplistic viewpoint of a players value…Sexton has no value has a defender…he’s a DLo clone, except DLo gets his fair share of deflections, can chase guys around…
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Collin and Pat Bev are examples of opposites. Sexton is 95% offense and Bev is 90%…yet whose more viewed as a winning player? The guy who plays defense in a league where defense is not valued in the traditional sense anymore.
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Agreed he’s little more than a pint-sized Corey Magette at this point, but some of that is obviously due to the s-show that is Cleveland. The snake rots from the head that is definitely Dan Gilbert. Capt. Comic Sans is a walking testament to the fact that good things happen to good people is a crock.
That said, he’s certainly worth a role of the dice vs. the trash play we saw behind the big 2. The market for him is going to be limited, so if they really want to move on, some combo of Kuz, picks, an S&T here or there could get it done. Who TF knows, but I think some deals this summer are gonna leave us saying “They really got HIM for that bag of rocks and some used lottery tickets?”
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We also have nothing Cavs would want either.
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Aloha Magicman, it’s hard to have a positive rating when your team is a collective -8.4. And it’s hard when to have a positive defensive rating when you are in one of the worst defenses in the NBA. He’s 22 and has the tools to become a good defender. It’s extremely hard to field the perfect team. We need the shooting and scoring he brings to the table. Playing in a good defense with quality players around him will make him better.
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Oh I forgot to add that the Cav’s are thin at SF. Osman and Prince are their best 2 and neither are nearly as good as Kuz. I think they would be interested.
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Can’t argue with his potential, Michael. We’re in “win now” mode with LeBron and AD…Sexton isn’t close to being ready for that pressure…
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They’re gonna want to include Love in any deal for Sexton…greedy yet somehow incompetent front office…24 PPG isn’t a small thing especially with terrible spacing..he’s intriguing project..
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Lakers would definitely have to take Love…who just bailed on Team USA. Not sure Love has his head in the professional sports world anymore. Unless paired with a dynamic prospect no team will want his contract, which is for the next 2 seasons. If one is honest, Love is still an upgrade over Drummond, incredibly. As good a rebounder but better scorer, probably equal to on D, at best. So what would a Love/Sexton deal take from us? If, as rumored, the Cavs are into Caruso maybe S&T Alex for $10 mil, Trezz at 9.7 mil, McKinnie 1.9 mil, NG) and KCP? That’s quite a lot to give up for an aged Love and a “Gee i really hope he’s good and getting better Sexton. Not sure AC agrees to that S&T, either unless there are only lower offers on the table and he’s looking for a big pay day. I really don’t see Dennis S&Ting to Clevelkand unless the same holds true but he’d instantly be a back up as they’re all-in on Garland. Hard to see how we get Sexton w/o Love and that requires us to, essentially, gut the team. Like Seton’s upside, don’t like Love’s downside and cap hit.
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This is the main issue with 90% of the trades proposed. Kuzma and KCP are not a haul. They are decent role-players. Laker fans holding onto the Kuzma rookie season where he jacked up every shot that came his way, GMs on other teams looking at every other season as a baseline for what he would bring to a team. Like Caruso, Kyle’s best fit may be next to the King. No shame in that, lots of guys looked pretty good next to LeBron James (and. Michael Jordan, and Kobe and Shaq).
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Michael, you’re ignoring the fact that Sexton only makes $6,349,671 this coming season with a qualifying offer the next season for $8,559,357. The only player you could offer to match salaries that the Cavs could have potential interest in would be THT but he’s not close to being enough. That means you have to start including other players on both sides to make a deal. You keep talking about trading for Sexton. I’d like to see the deal you think the Lakers can make to get him.
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Woj said most teams are just offering picks and young players…They’re not looking to rebuild again…so we’re not on the level right now.
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I would send Kuz and the pick. The Cavs are around 14 mil under the cap so they would not have to send matching salaries back.
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I doubt Kuz and the pick would be enough, Michael. Sexton is going to want a $30 million max deal summer after this so they Cavs aren’t going to give him up for a $13M Kuzma contract and the #22 pick in the draft. That’s no where near enough to get a 22-year old point guard who averaged over 25 ppg even if it was on a losing team. You can’t trade for him based on his rookie contract.
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Lakers should be looking to buy a couple of second rounders.